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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.34, subsection 14, Code 1997, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 14. HANDICAPPED SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to in
1 4 subsection 12 who is a handicapped person, or who is the
1 5 parent or guardian of a child who resides with the parent or
1 6 guardian owner and who is a handicapped person, as defined in
1 7 section 321L.1, may, upon written application to the
1 8 department, order special registration plates with a
1 9 handicapped processed emblem designed by the department
1 10 bearing the international symbol of accessibility. The
1 11 special registration plates with a handicapped processed
1 12 emblem shall only be issued if the application is accompanied
1 13 with a statement from a physician licensed under chapter 148,
1 14 149, 150, or 150A, a physician assistant licensed under
1 15 chapter 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner
1 16 licensed under chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed under
1 17 chapter 151, written on the physician's, physician
1 18 assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or chiropractor's
1 19 stationery, stating the nature of the applicant's or the
1 20 applicant's child's handicap and such additional information
1 21 as required by rules adopted by the department, including
1 22 proof of residency of a child who is a handicapped person. If
1 23 the application is approved by the department the special
1 24 registration plates with a handicapped processed emblem shall
1 25 be issued to the applicant. There shall be no fee in addition
1 26 to the regular annual registration fee for the special
1 27 registration plates with a handicapped processed emblem. The
1 28 authorization for special registration plates with a
1 29 handicapped processed emblem shall not be renewed without the
1 30 applicant furnishing evidence to the department that the owner
1 31 of the motor vehicle or the owner's child is still a
1 32 handicapped person as defined in section 321L.1. An owner who
1 33 has a child who is a handicapped person shall provide
1 34 satisfactory evidence to the department that the handicapped
1 35 child continues to reside with the owner. The registration
2 1 plates with a handicapped processed emblem shall be
2 2 surrendered in exchange for regular registration plates as
2 3 provided in subsection 12 when the owner of the motor vehicle
2 4 or the owner's child no longer qualifies as a handicapped
2 5 person as defined in section 321L.1 or when the owner's child
2 6 who is a handicapped person no longer resides with the owner.
2 7 Sec. 2. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a,
2 8 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as
2 9 follows:
2 10 A handicapped resident of the state desiring a handicapped
2 11 parking permit shall apply to the department upon an
2 12 application form furnished by the department providing the
2 13 applicant's name, address, date of birth, and social security
2 14 number and shall also provide a statement from a physician
2 15 licensed under chapter 148, 149, 150, or 150A, a physician
2 16 assistant licensed under chapter 148C, an advanced registered
2 17 nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, or a
2 18 chiropractor licensed under chapter 151, or a physician,
2 19 physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or chiropractor
2 20 licensed to practice in a contiguous state, written on the
2 21 physician's, physician assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or
2 22 chiropractor's stationery, stating the nature of the
2 23 applicant's handicap and such additional information as
2 24 required by rules adopted by the department under section
2 25 321L.8. If the person is applying for a temporary handicapped
2 26 parking permit, the physician's, physician assistant's, nurse
2 27 practitioner's, or chiropractor's statement shall state the
2 28 period of time during which the person is expected to be
2 29 handicapped and the period of time for which the permit should
2 30 be issued, not to exceed six months.
2 31 Sec. 3. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph a,
2 32 subparagraph (3), Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
2 33 (3) Removable windshield placard. A handicapped person
2 34 may apply for a temporary removable windshield placard which
2 35 shall be valid for a period of up to six months, as determined
3 1 by the physician's, physician assistant's, nurse
3 2 practitioner's, or chiropractor's statement under this
3 3 subsection or a removable windshield placard which shall be
3 4 valid for a period of four years from the date of issuance. A
3 5 removable windshield placard shall be renewed within thirty
3 6 days of the date of expiration. To renew the placard, the
3 7 person shall comply with the requirements for initial issuance
3 8 of the placard under this section. Persons seeking temporary
3 9 removable windshield placards shall be required to furnish
3 10 evidence upon initial application that they are temporarily
3 11 handicapped and, in addition, furnish evidence at subsequent
3 12 intervals that they remain temporarily handicapped. Temporary
3 13 removable windshield placards shall be of a distinctively
3 14 different color from removable windshield placards. The
3 15 department shall issue one additional removable windshield
3 16 placard upon the request of a handicapped person.
3 17 Sec. 4. Section 321L.2, subsection 2, Code 1997, is
3 18 amended to read as follows:
3 19 2. Any person providing false information with the intent
3 20 to defraud on the application for a handicapped parking permit
3 21 used in establishing proof under subsection 1 is subject to a
3 22 civil penalty of three hundred dollars which may be imposed by
3 23 the department. A physician, physician assistant, nurse
3 24 practitioner, or chiropractor who provides false information
3 25 with the intent to defraud on the physician's, physician
3 26 assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or chiropractor's statement
3 27 used in establishing proof under subsection 1 is subject to a
3 28 civil penalty of three hundred dollars which may be imposed by
3 29 the department. In addition to the civil penalty, the
3 30 department shall revoke the permit issued pursuant to this
3 31 section.
3 32 Sec. 5. Section 321L.2, subsection 3, paragraph b,
3 33 subparagraph 3, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
3 34 (3) The signature of the person who has been issued the
3 35 placard and the signature of the physician, physician
4 1 assistant, nurse practitioner, or chiropractor who made the
4 2 determination that the person was handicapped for purposes of
4 3 issuance of the placard.
4 4 EXPLANATION
4 5 This bill provides that handicapped parking permits may be
4 6 issued pursuant to the statement of a physician assistant or
4 7 nurse practitioner. Currently, only physicians and
4 8 chiropractors may provide information to the department
4 9 regarding the disability of the person seeking the handicapped
4 10 permit.
4 11 The bill also makes physician assistants and nurse
4 12 practitioners subject to the $300 civil penalty for providing
4 13 false information.
4 14 LSB 2357SV 77
4 15 mk/cf/24
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